| Cd review on Piercingmetal.Lipstick, lace, leather, cheap booze, cheaper dames, low slung guitars, and hair...Van Halen influenced cock rock, served with a healthy dose of Hanoi Rocks pout and New York Dolls trash.Roses, and the Bay Area had Jetboy and the Sea Hags.Billy Rowe meets SF Airport freight worker and guitar slinger Fernie Rod while serving as roadie at Bill Graham's club the Old Waldorf.DC, KISS, Aerosmith, Girl, Starz, Cheap Trick, Sex Pistols, Kix etc.They started jamming when Billy ran into a familiar face, ace drummer Ron Tostenson.We started talking and he invited me to come jam with him and Fernie, and that was it.Todd Crew, whose girlfriend knew my girlfriend at the time.He was turning me onto the glam rock scene, and I tried to pull him into my band at the same time Billy and Fernie were trying to pull him into Jetboy.You should bail your band and join Jetboy with me.The deal was sealed, the boys had found their man.The fact that they already had 5 or 6 decent songs all ready worked out and I could just jump right in and write the lyrics, was great.Calling themselves Jetboy after the Dolls song of the same name, they played their first show June 18, 1984 at Mabuhay Gardens.In California, we seldom had to play for a small crowd.We played a lot of good, quality gigs to packed houses and built a following pretty quick.Pink demo even got reviewed in European magazine Kerrang!Billy and Fernie used to hitch rides down to LA who's friend wanted to see W.On June 9, 1985 Jetboy played the Roxy Theatre on the Sunset Strip for the first time on a bill with Madam X and Doll.PR gal at the time, Deb Rosner, who started throwing them more gigs.We were making all of our clothes, sewing buckles and straps onto our own pants.You had Jetboy, but you also had Metallica and Exodus.Me and my friends used to do whatever it took to get down to LA to see Jetboy every time they came around.Soon Jetboy had a manager of its own, Brigitte Wright, and were swapping gigs with LA bands like Poison, GNR, and LA Guns.Jetboy would help them get gigs in the Bay Area in exchange for choice slots in Hollywood.It worked so well, most kids assumed Jetboy were a Hollywood band.Very early on though I got the Mohawk.It was probably from my early days in the punk scene.LA at all, Jetboy.So the punkers and the Hollywood sleaze glam crowd became fans.Bret Michaels in an issue about the burgeoning Hollywood glam scene (funny, Jetboy being from SF and Poison being from Pennsylvania).There were plenty of times we tried to work with him and talk to him about It.Todd was down to earth and cool; a big hearted, sweet guy.He worshipped Stiv Bators, Keith Richards, Johnny Thunders and that whole persona, and strove to be that way.Everyone likes to party, but it was ridiculous.Appetite For Destruction, and were heading over to tour Europe for the first time with Todd in tow as a roadie.Todd flew to New York to hang with Guns guitarist and porn star Lois Aires.Todd Crew died at age 21.LA was too much for him.Everybody was young and thought they were invincible.Roses instead, and look where that got him.Sam Yaffa of Hanoi Rocks!So our management company contacted him and sent him the demos.Paul Stanley for the producer gig, started tracking with Tom Allom (Judas Priest, Kix, Def Leppard) at the Record Plant in LA.Criteria in Miami, they got the call Todd had died.Despite the dark cloud over the band, the sessions went well and the guys felt they were about to hit the big time.Whitesnake, and Poison, who by now were getting huge around the world.The elderly man behind wheel just had a heart attack and lost control of the wheel.We got pretty beat up from the impact.He went barreling through the fence and tipped over.So after they spent a shitload of money, and within a week or two of our release date, everybody got fired from the west coast offices.Through months of legal wrangling, MCA bought the album from Elektra.When it was finally released in October, 1988, Feel the Shake managed to hit 135 on the Billboard charts, which is pretty incredible when you think about it, considering they had yet to tour outside of the west coast.Everyone at the label had opinions as to how the songs should be, so the album came out overly polished and toned down.When I listen to demo tapes of the same songs, they sound better to me.They played the prestigious Concrete Foundations Forum, and toured with the likes Kix, Stryper (I said good time, not great time), and Cheap Trick.The boys even took their album photo shoot inside the Psycho house on the Universal lot.But there was so much time in between, that Feel The Shake ended up being the transition album between those two sounds.Released August 2 1990, Damned Nation was indeed damned on the charts and the guys started splintering.Yaffa left right before it's release and was replaced by Charles Norman.Universal and once again everyone from the label was fired.Dates with Vixen, Electric Boys, and Quireboys followed before tour support got pulled.Soon Norman quit and was replaced, resulting in Ron finally throwing in the towel.By 1993, Jetboy had morphed into a darker new band called Mindzone, with Billy, Mickey and Fernie carrying on together.Soon after, Fernie bailed and bassist Bill Fraenza (who went on to play with 22 Jacks) switched to guitar, with Michael Butler stepping in on bass.He and Butler would later go on to form American Heartbreak, who went on to make a slew of albums and continue today.Brian asked the band to reform and play the release party at the Key Club.After a few rehearsals with Michael Butler on bass, Mickey joined Billy, Fernie and Ron and they clicked right away.Soon Cleopatra started talking to the group about releasing another rarities album, this time with a companion live DVD and a few new tracks.Faster Pussyscat, LA Guns, Bang Tango and Rhino Bucket.So what you have here in your grimy little hands is the new album, the companion DVD from a June 20, 1986 live set at the Whisky, plus documentary footage from the reunion recording sessions and a killer slideshow from the archives.WHAT PEOPLE HAVE TO SAY FROM THEN AND NOW
When It Rocks and It rolls, It rises to a noise so thunderous, It can't be Ignored.LA WEEKLY "
A True Rock N' Roll band In every sense of the word.San Francisco quintet Is one of those rare cases where the wait was actually worth It.With AOR radio ripe for harder rock, JETBOY can't miss.Feel The Shake' Is unquestionably the hottest debut since G N' R's.This LP just might be the most Important release of the season.PAUL GALLOTTA "
You know what kind of music JetBoy play !?!There was a lot of roots rock in there music.The band was far from dated !BECAUSE JETBOY PLAYS ROCK N' ROLL !HEADBANGERS BALL "
"When punk rock lost the plot and metal became a parody of itself; JETBOY was there (for those of us lucky enough to find them) to give us rock n roll fanatics something to get excited about.They looked cool, oozed with attitude and most importantly wrote great songs."Together with their European counterparts, Hanoi Rocks, JETBOY represent one of rock history's biggest missing links."Are you sure you want to delete this comment?"It was a pleasure performing with with you guys again!!!!!Bottom Of The Hill in S.You guys put on a Great Show!!!!Thanks for accepting, Jetboy(s)!!Hello Jetboy and happy New Year !!You guys still fucking RAWK!!!!It was great meeting you.Kickass show last night at The Blank Club in San Jose.Last time I saw Jetboy was years ago at the Cathouse and Lemmy jammed with you guys.Thanks for a great show, clearly after all these years Jetboy still ROCKS!Damn good show in Evansville.Fernie, still the cutest boy in rock and roll!!Still rock hard after all these years I had a blast last night at the bottom of the hill in SF even Though billy did not remember my face I think?You rocked then and still do now!Thank you for your friend request!!Check our page for updatesRaising FearWhere Heavy Metal Is Law!!Hey Guys,Thanks for the add!!Thanks for the add guys!!Hey Fern, if you make it to Boston, you have to look me up.My buddy Johnny is officialy a Jetboy fan.Enjoy the hot weather in Hollywood?"Urgent Security Alert","Warning: You are submitting information to an outside site.This is not a MySpace login page, please do not enter your MySpace login information (email address or password).Do you wish to continue your form submission?"Id + " Text: " + targetLink.Jetboy is a fictional character from the Wild Cards book series.Jetboy is based on pulp magazine and Golden Age "air ace" characters, particularly Airboy.Unfortunately, the spies had diplomatic immunity, and he was forced to flee the country.Once in Canada, he joined the RCAF, and later fought in the Battle of Britain, and later flew alongside the Flying Tigers in China.In 1945, just before the end of World War II, Jetboy became stranded on a Pacific island for several months.Tod, had found the wreck of an "unusual airplane" with a strange pressurized canister inside, and when something leaked out and melted one of his henchmen, Tod believed it to be a germ warfare device left over from the war.On September 15, 1946, Jetboy was once more called into action, along with a squadron of fighters from the United States Army Air Corps.Jetboy's Tomb is a major tourist attraction in Manhattan.The statue of Robert Tomlin out front is made from the metal from crashed aircraft.This article about a character in literature is a stub.This page was last modified 04:22, 22 October 2007.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.See Copyrights for details.Jetboy is a hard rock band formed in 1984.The music started off with a very "in your face" attitude, which seemed to be tempered a bit by the time they had a major label release.Their 1988 debut album Feel the Shake peaked at 135 on The Billboard 200.Hanoi Rocks had recently parted ways after the untimely death of their drummer Razzle, which freed up bassist Sam Yaffa to fill in the position.Jetboy's original influence was now a member of the band.Jetboy continued on into the 1990s before calling it a day.However, as the demand for the band was still their, Jetboy reconvened in recent years.Three songs from Feel the Shake were featured in the 1989 movie The 'Burbs, starring Tom Hanks.Discography
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Jetboy at Yahoo!This page was last modified 12:33, 20 October 2007.See Copyrights for details.Shop Amazon for low prices on a vast selection of new and used music.Everything from Classic to Rock, SACDs and rare vinyl editions.Get Complimentary Ringtones Now!Download Instantly in 30 Seconds.Current Advertisers Sign InHelp improve Yahoo!View RSS FeedMake money with Yahoo!However record
company pressure stripped them of their creative freedom and they drifted away from
their roots until the band's demise.Formed in San Francisco, guitarists Billy Rowe and Fernie Rod
wanted to a form a band in the vein of Hanoi Rocks, Girl and the New
York Dolls.Mickey Finn, the boys began practicing
and making a name for themselves.In late 1986 they finally
signed their first major label deal with Elektra and were set to take the world by storm.Things took a strange twist soon after though.The band got dropped by
Elektra without even releasing any product and was quickly snatched up by MCA, and
Crew was let go in favor of former Hanoi Rocks bassist Sam Yaffa.Billboard's charts,
but things were about to go bad for Jetboy.The final straw came when Rick Davis replaced Tostenson, which
led Jetboy to change their name (and musical direction) to Mindzone.MemberAttribute( "cpath" ) )?MemberAttribute( "rhapXVersion" ) )?MemberAttribute( "hasRhapX" ) )?""P: " + RhapsodyTracking.MemberAttribute( "isLoggedIn" ) )?"MemberAttribute( "isAnonymousUser" ) )?"MemberAttribute( "isLoggedIn" ) )?More Jetboy on Rhapsody.Unauthorized use is prohibited. |
